Vine Whip (move)

Vine Whip
つるのムチ Vine Whip
Vine Whip PE.png
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Type  Grass
Category  Physical
PP  25 (max. 40)
Power  45
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Cool
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam  0  
A highly appealing move.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Quite an appealing move.

Vine Whip (Japanese: つるのムチ Vine Whip) is a damage-dealing Grass-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generations I to III

Vine Whip inflicts damage and has no secondary effect. Its PP is 10, and it has a power of 35.

Generations IV and V

The PP of Vine Whip is now 15.

Vine Whip can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining four extra appeal points if the move Growth was used in the prior turn.

Generation VI onwards

Vine Whip's power changed from 35 to 45 and its PP is now 25.

Description

Games Description
StadStad2 A Grass-type attack. The Pokémon uses its cruel whips to strike the opponent.
GSC Whips the foe with slender vines.
RSE Strikes the foe with slender, whiplike vines.
FRLG The foe is struck with slender, whiplike vines.
Colo.XD Strikes the target with slender, whiplike vines.
DPPtHGSSPBR The foe is struck with slender, whiplike vines to inflict damage.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
The target is struck with slender, whiplike vines to inflict damage.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0001    
 
Monster Grass 13 10 10 9 9 9 7, 9SM
9USUM
5PE
0002    
 
Monster Grass 13 10 10 9 9 9 9SMUSUM
1, 5PE
0003    
 
Monster Grass 1, 13 1, 10 1, 10 1, 9 1, 9 1, 9 1, 9SMUSUM
1, 5PE
0069    
 
Grass Grass 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0070    
 
Grass Grass 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0071    
 
Grass Grass 1 1 1 1 1 1
0114     Grass Grass 29Y 19 22 19 19BW
7B2W2
7 7SMUSUM
15PE
0455     Grass Grass 11 11 11 11
0465     Grass Grass 19 19BW
7B2W2
7 7
0495     Field Grass 7 7 7
0496     Field Grass 1, 7 1, 7 1, 7
0497     Field Grass 1, 7 1, 7 1, 7
0511     Field Field 10 10 10
0650     Field Field 5 1, 5
0651     Field Field 5 1, 5
0652    
 
Field Field 5 1, 5
0669     Fairy Fairy 1 1
0670     Fairy Fairy 1 1
670E  
Floette
Eternal Flower
  style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 1 1
0672     Field Field 7 7
0673     Field Field 7 1, 7
0764     Grass Grass 1
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Parent
Egg Groups
Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0152     Monster Grass
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


In other games

Pokémon Conquest

 
>
 
Stars: ★★
Power: 24
Accuracy: 100%
Effect: None
Users:          
Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.
 
Ivysaur's Vine Whip in SSBB

Super Smash Bros. series

Vine Whip is Ivysaur's Up Special move. It has tether functionality.

Pokémon GO

  Vine Whip
Fast Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 7
Energy boost 6
Duration 0.6 seconds
Damage window ? seconds
 
Trainer Battles
Power ?
Energy boost ?
Turns ?
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
      
      
   
By Elite Fast TM
By GO Snapshot
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None
  • Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, 2016, Vine Whip had a power of 10.
  • Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 16, 2017, Vine Whip had a power of 7 and a duration of 0.65 seconds.
  • Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 21, 2017, Vine Whip had a power of 8, an energy gain of 7%, and a duration of 1.1 seconds.

Description

Games Description
MDRB
MDTDS
Inflicts damage on the target.
BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる
Conq. The enemy is struck with slender, whiplike vines to inflict damage.
MDGtI It damages an enemy.
SMD It damages an enemy. It reaches up to 2 tiles away.
Monopoly: Pokémon Exclusive Kanto Edition When an opponent buys improvements, use a vine to steal one.


In the anime


In the manga

In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga


In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga


In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga


In the movie adaptations


In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pokémon Battle Stories manga


In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga


In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga


In the Set Out!! Pokémon Ranger manga


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 藤鞭 Tàhngbīn *
藤條 Tàhngtíuh *
Mandarin 藤鞭 Téngbiān *
藤鞭出动 Téngbiān Chūdòng *
  Czech Šlehavý útok
  Danish Slyngpisk
  Dutch Roede
  Finnish Piiskaisku (Master Quest)
Rihmaisku (also used for String Shot)
Köynnössivallus/Rihmasivallus (OS)
Piiskansivallus (early season 1, M01)
Köynnösruoska*
  French Fouet Lianes
  German Rankenhieb
  Greek Κλιματσίδα Klimatsída
  Hindi लाताक की रस्सी Lataak Ki Rassi
  Icelandic Vine Whip*
  Indonesian Cambuk Merambat
  Italian Frustata
  Korean 덩굴채찍 Deonggulchaejjik
  Norwegian Piskangrep*
Slyngepisk*
Slyngplante-pisk*
  Polish Dzikie Pnącze*
Pnącze*
Winne Pnącze*
Atak Winoroślą*
Pędy Winorośli*
Długie Pnącze*
Tnący Bicz/Winny Bicz*
Bicz Zwinnej Latorośli/Atak Zwinną Latoroślą*
Zwinny Bicz*
Liany*
Wijący Bicz*
Bluszczowy Bicz*
Portuguese   Brazil Chicote de Vinha (games, BW098-present, TCG, manga, The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Chicote de Cipó (early anime)
Chicote de Pinha (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Chicote (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
  Portugal Chicote de Hera
  Romanian Lujerul Bici
  Russian Виноградная лоза Vinogradnaya loza
  Serbian Bičevanje Lozom
Spanish   Latin America Látigo Cepa
Ramas (EP010-EP032)
  Spain Látigo Cepa
  Swedish Vinpiska
Växtpiska*
Slingerpiska*
  Turkish Asma Kırbacı
  Vietnamese Roi Mây


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